Bizarre Beat
The Bizarre Beat topic gives police officers a place to get news articles of the weird, including the naked protesters, drunks in clown costumes, and all other oddball encounters cops have on the street on a daily basis.
You never know what you’ll see during a career in law enforcement
Police work is often one gross-out waiting to be topped by the next
The driver of the truck was uninjured and the piglets were picked up by another trailer
The suspect ran across the freeway and hid inside the porta-potty; a golfer pushed it over to trap him inside
The man called the police and told them to meet him at the mall; he also said there were bombs in the car
The teen was charged with malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony and was taken into juvenile detention
Officers from multiple departments were able to surround and stop the suspected thief, who told them he was signaling that they weren’t supposed to pursue him
The department is in the process of searching for “host families” to keep cat deputies across the city
Police are still investigating the incident, as officers aren’t sure how the suspect obtained the forklift
The man refused to drop two swords and was not affected by a TASER before he charged at police and was shot
Franklin Membreno Mendez was hit and became lodged in another car’s windshield when he got out of his car after a minor accident
Officers pursued a man until he crashed his vehicle; when he tried to carjack a vehicle in a drive through, bystanders stepped in and held him until police could arrest him
The suspect crashed and that’s when he “head-butted the passenger side window and came flying out like a dolphin,” the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said
The suspect crashed and that’s when he “head-butted the passenger side window and came flying out like a dolphin,” the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said
Ronal Zendejas, 36, cut through doors and swung the running blade at motel employees and a guest before attempting to flee and resist arrest
The man made several statements that included threats to officers and to himself, police said
Daniel Barton is facing misdemeanor charges after two separate incidents of stealing cruisers during traffic stops
Alan Paul Heinze was taken to a hospital and faces several charges, including aggravated assault on a peace officer
They also found another handgun and a sawed-off shotgun, along with methamphetamine, Xanax, cocaine and fentanyl
The helicopter crew has dealt with Robert Moni’s complaints before, but he was arrested when his threats turned even more violent
The suspect led police on a pursuit, hitting four vehicles and injuring one driver before biting the officer who was putting him in a holding cell
The $30,000 drone was being used in a burglary investigation at a neighboring business
The suspect was charged with aggravated assault on an officer, possession of drug paraphernalia and resisting arrest
“The funeral home where the bodies were improperly stored was horrific.”
Police responded to a traffic accident and found a passenger in handcuffs, which pointed them to a security guard who was later found to be impersonating an officer
The suspect allegedly stole a utility vehicle, led police on a slow-speed pursuit and eventually ran across nine lanes of traffic on a busy freeway
The suspected was blasting Guns n’ Roses and pointing his fingers toward the ceiling after he crashed into the station; no officers were injured
The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office said that harvesting saw palmetto berries illegally is dangerous because it often involves trespassing on private land
The bird was caught loitering on an apartment’s front porch and attempted to flee when officers arrived at the scene
The pursuit, which lasted for 10 miles, reached speeds of about 19 miles per hour; the man attempted to flee on foot while carrying the dog but was apprehended in a parking lot
“There’s hornets everywhere,” an officer can be heard saying on the video with the wasps visibly crawling on his uniform and skin
Melvin Emde was charged with statutory child rape in North Carolina, allegedly faked his drowning death in the Mississippi River and was arrested in Georgia
